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After doing my taxes I found the TTP was just enough to disqualify me from the Earned Income Tax Credit. So the TTP pay added up to no benefit for over ten years of hard work. Nice how they keep saying they appreciate the many years of hard work and the dedication of the people they let go in RIFs yet they cut us out of severance pay. They keep raking in the bonuses and selling there stocks while we were left with nothing.

4/4...8:18. No, the carriers here have NO say in the draws and cannot change them, contrary to independent contractor rules. Contacting the DM/Supervisor just gets the "I talked to them" or "I'm working on it" answers. Straight to the CD? You mean the one we have who gives in to every editorial/marketing whim, but has been quoted some years ago as wishing there was never a single copy? The one who delegates everything back to wherever stuff comes from?

Not to mention jumping the "chain of command" gets the carrier's contract pulled.

Maybe at the place you are at things work as is supposed to, but you should know that is not the case everywhere. And to try and shove it off on being the carrier's fault is maybe a small reason our papers are in the shape they're in. Our carriers here, especially single copy, are dedicated to getting it right...when and where they can. To have to work with too many papers, or not enough, then with USA's push with these specialty papers that nobody around here wants...never mind the shelf space they don't have!

Company crying "Broke"!! Demanding a 10% pay cut; 5 more personal days, and two holidays from the pressman alone...They're going to have a work stoppage if they keep thinking we're going to put up with hat kind of shit!!!They may as well shut the friggin' doors...

Attention oldsters at Usa Today. Take the buyouts. Callous Callaway is going to make your life miserable if you dont. The guy doesnt give a shit about your long, brilliant career, your dedication or expertise.

Plain Dealer to keep publishing all week, but with a catchBy TIMOTHY MAGAW11:23 am, April 4, 2013The Plain Dealer announced this morning that it would continue to publish a print product seven days a week but would scale back its home delivery to only three days, including Sunday.

Beyond Sunday, the announcement didn't say which days the print product would continue to be delivered, but it noted all three-day home delivery subscriptions would include access to the daily “e-edition.”In addition, the newspaper announced the formation of a new “digitally focused” company, the Northeast Ohio Media Group, which will launch later this summer. The new company will be responsible for all ad sales and marketing for The Plain Dealer and oversee the operation of Cleveland.com and Sun News. (A “Frequently Asked Questions” feature about the newspaper's announcement is here.)

Plain Dealer publisher Terry Egger made the announcement this morning, noting in a news release that staffing changes have not been finalized but the planning process should be completed later this summer.

“These actions are aimed at driving innovation, capitalizing on the tremendous strengths of our existing organizations, preserving high-quality journalism and marketing solutions, and providing greater efficiency and flexibility in serving Northeast Ohio through print and digital applications,” Mr. Egger said in the release.

Andrea Hogben, currently senior vice president of sales and marketing at The Plain Dealer, will serve as president of the new Northeast Ohio Media Group. In addition, The Plain Dealer Publishing Co. will be steered by new general manager Virginia Wang, The Plain Dealer's current senior vice president and chief financial officer.

The announcement also noted that Mr. Egger would become chairman of The Plain Dealer Publishing Co. before retiring at year's end.

“I'll be working closely with Andrea, Virginia and our local management teams at The Plain Dealer, Sun News and Cleveland.com to finalize our plans over the coming weeks and months,” Mr. Egger said in the release. “We'll also be working with advertisers to discuss their needs and opportunities, and keeping readers informed and preparing them for the transition.”

Advance Publications, which owns The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com, has been reducing publication schedules at a number of the more than 20 newspapers it owns. In October, Advance cut distribution of the Times-Picayune of New Orleans and three of its newspapers in Alabama to three days a week.

See, that's just silly. What happened, Crystal didn't say yes to one of your whiny, selfish questions? Didn't agree with you that all your personal programs are a result of your mediocre talents and lack of career advancement?

9:34 is correct. It's always been that, a date. Which to me, since it's a date, seems to me to comprise on its face de facto age discrimination: a policy, after all, offered, discriminating between some but not all based on that. But good luck taking a corporation to court. Even if totally legal-eagle (and you can bet Gannett has vetted that with the like-minded soulless), it reeks.

Jim says: "Proceed with caution; this is a free-for-all comment zone. I try to correct or clarify incorrect information. But I can't catch everything. Please keep your posts focused on Gannett and media-related subjects. Note that I occasionally review comments in advance, to reject inappropriate ones. And I ignore hostile posters, and recommend you do, too."